Are we talking about an 'ordinary' military army? With guns an everything? Are the features of the army important? Infantry? Was Bob doing a sort of challenge? If so was it voluntary? necessary to obtain sth? Is the way he escaped relevant? Was Bob gifted to be able to escape or did he make use any object/person?

Are we talking about an 'ordinary' military armyPretty much With guns and everything?No Are the features of the army important?Irr Infantry?IrrWas Bob doing a sort of challenge?Yes If so was it voluntary? necessary to obtain sth?YesIs the way he escaped relevant?yesWas Bob gifted to be able to escape or did he make use any object/person?Object

When he challanged the army, did they attack? Did they stop before reaching him? Before attempting to hurt him? Did seeing the object make the army stop attacking? Did the object provide a mode of transportation for him? Did it protect him while he escaped? Is setting relevant? For all purposes, could this take place at a battlefield? When the army attacked, did it run over ground towards him?

When he challanged the army, did they attack?Yes Did they stop before reaching him? Before attempting to hurt him? Did seeing the object make the army stop attacking?No to all Did the object provide a mode of transportation for him?Yes Did it protect him while he escaped? NoIs setting relevant?Irr For all purposes, could this take place at a battlefield?Yes When the army attacked, did it run over ground towards him?Yes

Is the object Bob used a vehicle? which is driving? floating? flying? Are weapons relevant? Is there something special about the army? Is the era of the story relevant? The intention of the army was to kill Bob?

Is the object Bob used a vehicle?yes-ish which is driving? floating? flying?FlyingAre weapons relevant?NoIs there something special about the army?Are you kidding? beside being the fiercest army in the world, noIs the era of the story relevant?NoThe intention of the army was to kill Bob?Yes

So Bob used an object to fly?Yes Is this object generally used to fly?Yes Does it resemble to an umbrella? a parachute? a paraglider? a plane? a helicopter? a hot air balloon? a rocket? None of the above

quote: Are weapons relevant?No Yes, none of the weapons are relevant beside that there are no guns

The army would have been able to kill him if he had not escaped?Yes With anything other than a weapon?No relevant? The use of weapons could not have prevented his escape?Guns could have, but...

Does the object he uses to fly produce a kind of lift force? Is it heavier than air (aircraft, etc.)? lighter (balloon, etc.)? Is it powered? controllable? Is this sort of object commonly used to fly? Or was it something like an invention of Bob? Is the object a living creature or part of it? Is the object bigger than: a fly? a bat? an albatros? a microlight? a two seater plane? a business jet? a passenger aircraft?

Is it some kind of robot that can fly? Or a giant bird? a Moth? LOLOLOLOL!!! I'm running out of idea'sStill none....By the way, is Bob human? male? adult? yes to all

Does the object he uses to fly produce a kind of lift force?yesIs it heavier than air (aircraft, etc.)?yes lighter (balloon, etc.)? Is it powered? controllable? yes to bothIs this sort of object commonly used to fly? nopeOr was it something like an invention of Bob? no, but getting closerIs the object a living creature or part of it?NopeIs the object bigger than: a fly? a bat? an albatros? a microlight?this one a two seater plane? a business jet? a passenger aircraft?

by the way, can I be crazy and put colors instead of bold? you answer this question...

imho: For the colors, do as you pleaseWas the object constructed especially for his escape? Has it got wings? Is it producing thrust? Has it one ore more propellers? Does it work with fuel? muscular strength? Are there electrical components? Are we likely to have seen such an object somewhere?

Were the army devoid of guns because of the timeframe of the puzzle, i.e. it's before guns were in general use? Did the army have other weapons: - spears? knives? bows and arrows? sticks and stones? bare handed? Any time travel relevant?

Was the object constructed especially for his escape? Has it got wings? Is it producing thrust? Has it one ore more propellers? Does it work with fuel? muscular strength? Are there electrical components? Are we likely to have seen such an object somewhere?none of the above...

Plebeian

Were the army devoid of guns because of the timeframe of the puzzle, i.e. it's before guns were in general use? yesDid the army have other weapons: - spears? knives? bows and arrows? sticks and stones? bare handed? irr for weaponsAny time travel relevant?no

weapon questions were more to establish type of army and time frameSo it's before guns were in general use, yet the man flew out of danger? Was this in the present century? previous century? 1800s? 1700s? before this? Did the man start from ground level and go upward? Directly vertically? or more in the manner of an aircraft taking off? Did he travel from a higher piece of land to a lower area? powered flight? Something with an engine? Steam? petrol engine? pedal power? animal power?

Well I'm a bit confused: the object is powered but it doesn't produce thrust? Does it only produce lift? Does Bob lift off to escape? Does a part of the object allowing him to escape stay on the ground? stay attached to Bob? Is it a sort of catapult? Is anything exploding? Timeframe: is the story set before the 'first human flight' say around 1900?

When Bob flies away, is he actually riding on this thingie? Does it fling/shoot him into the air? Does the thing exist in real life? Has one ever been used to fly (to your knowledge)? Could one realistically be used to fly?

weapon questions were more to establish type of army and time frame So it's before guns were in general use, yet the man flew out of danger? Was this in the present century? previous century? 1800s? 1700s? before this? BIG HINT- THIS IS FICTION IT DID NOT HAPPEN IN HISTORYDid the man start from ground level and go upward?yes Directly vertically?no or more in the manner of an aircraft taking off? also this oneDid he travel from a higher piece of land to a lower area?nopowered flight? Something with an engine? an engineSteam? petrol engine? pedal power? animal power?none of the above

Well I'm a bit confused: the object is powered but it doesn't produce thrust? Does it only produce lift? blooper, it produces thrustDoes Bob lift off to escape?yesDoes a part of the object allowing him to escape stay on the ground?wel, i am pretty sure that the object left some particles and molecules and atoms:D stay attached to Bob?explain attachedIs it a sort of catapult? noIs anything exploding? noTimeframe: is the story set before the 'first human flight' say around 1900read above about the fiction partPosted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 12:47 pm: Sorry for double questions, I was posting at the same time as Plebeian.Sure, no prob

When Bob flies away, is he actually riding on this thingie?yes-try to establish what the"thingy is" Does it fling/shoot him into the air? no to restDoes the thing exist in real life? Has one ever been used to fly (to your knowledge)? Could one realistically be used to fly?again, none of the above

So we are meant to find out about an item which... -you thought up -did never exist -would not fly, even if being built ? Did someone else think this up? Book? Movie?

Was it visible to the army that he would be able to fly? Would it be visible to an observer from modern times (that the item is most probably meant to fly)? Does the thing he used fit into the same time frame as the weapons (so no solar cells etc.)?

Did the item have wheels? Did it have an inside where he could sit/stand?

o we are meant to find out about an item which... -you thought up -did never exist -would not fly, even if being built none of the above? Did someone else think this up? Book?this one Movie?

Was it visible to the army that he would be able to fly?no Would it be visible to an observer from modern times (that the item is most probably meant to fly)?noDoes the thing he used fit into the same time frame as the weapons (so no solar cells etc.)? yes

Did the item have wheels? Did it have an inside where he could sit/stand?none

when flying on this thing, would he be described as being: inside it? on top of it? under it? holding on to it? does it fly just through the air? through space? through time? is it larger than Bob? Could Bob carry it? Is it an object that is commonly found, but typically not associated with flying?

Can the man actually fly? Superman-style? no, see below Is magic involved?OH NO, you are getting closer!Is some law of physics changed in the book's reality? Is something different to earth physics?no

is it relevent that the army can't see it?If i said that the army couldn't see the item, then my apoligies. They could see this itemwhen flying on this thing, would he be described as being: inside it? on top of it? this oneunder it? holding on to it? does it fly just through the air?air through space? through time? is it larger than Bob? Could Bob carry it?irr, but yesIs it an object that is commonly found, but typically not associated with flying?it is not commonly found,this is the only one. And it is supposed to fly.

It has nothing to do with a magic carpet, I guess? Is it probable that anyone of us has read the book of the story? has heard of it? If not, do you think that we will find out the flying item at all? in less than 10, 20, 50, 100 questions? relevant? ;-)

Hmm is it a teloport?NopeIt has nothing to do with a magic carpet, I guess?nope, nothing to doIs it probable that anyone of us has read the book of the story?that depends if you read a lot has heard of it?dittoIf not, do you think that we will find out the flying item at all?um... read above in less than 10, 20, 50, 100 questions? relevant? ;-yes

i{i wouldn't want a hint myself, I still consider it early days. But clarification may help so...} The flying object is powered, correct? and takes off in the manner of an aeroplane, rather than vertically, correct? And is light enough to carry? And in the time of the story in which this is set, is before guns? Is it powered by clockwork? some kind of flying toy?

The flying object is powered, correct? yesand takes off in the manner of an aeroplane, rather than vertically, correct? yesAnd is light enough to carry? yesAnd in the time of the story in which this is set, is before guns?I told you, there was only one. but yesIs it powered by clockwork? some kind of flying toy?Toy? well, something like that

******SPOILERThis story is from Arabian Nights.Three magicians built a magical horse out of ebony. The prince wanted to try it, so the magician showed himm the "up" button but not the down one. He finally found it, and landed in a distant kingdom. He wanted to marry the princess, so he offered to fight an entire army and stay alive. The king said he could have any horse he wanted, but the only horse he wanted was the magical horse, then he escaped!

great job, everyone!

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